According to Osho, people are distracted from their original self because society seizes the child’s open, undefined potential and writes over it. Politicians, priests, pedagogues—and even well-meaning parents—impose identities to serve their own power, numbers, and traditions. This early conditioning diverts attention from inner discovery, killing the seed of authenticity and preventing the “original face” from unfolding.
We forget who we really are because, as kids, others tell us what to be and we follow their labels instead of our own inner voice.